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TOWN OF KENSINGTON
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ZONING BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT
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Meeting Minutes
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September 01, 2026
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Kensington Town Hall
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7:30 PM
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Call to Order
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Chairman Aaron Fenton called the meeting to order at 7:30 PM.
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Members Present
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Aaron Fenton, Chair
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Joan Skewes, Member
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Bill Ford, Member
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Peter Fowler – Alt. Member
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Members Absent
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Additional regular members not present- Janet Bunnell, Mark Craig and Alt. Therese 
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Wallaga
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Others Present
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Peter Gaffney, Land Use Administrator
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Applicants and 14 members of the public
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Procedural Matters
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Prior to opening the hearing, Chair Fenton requested a motion to add alternate Peter Fowler as
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a full member so there would be a four person Board to hear the applications.
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MOTION: to approve Peter Fowler as a full member for this Board meeting.
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Motioned by: Bill Ford
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Seconded by: Joan Skewes
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Vote: all in favor (Unanimous)
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Public Hearing Application
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Owner: Devin's Properties, LLC
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David and Darlene Marcinkevich
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17 Trundle Bed Lane
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Kensington, NH 03833
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Map 08, Lot 08
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Request for a continuance : The applicant made a verbal request to the Land Use 
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Administrator to continue the hearing until October 06 so that they could have engineered 
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drawings available to support their application and for the Board to review.
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Applicant Presentation – not present
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Board Discussion
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Chair Fenton stated if there were no objections he asked for a motion to continue until October 
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06, 2026.
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Motion: to continue hearing until the October 06 meeting.
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Motioned by: Bill Ford
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Seconded by: Joan Skewes
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Vote: Unanimous Approval (4-0)
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Chair Fenton thanked the public for showing up. We will continue this hearing on October 06, 
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2026
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Public Hearing Application
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Owner: Chace Family Revocable Trust
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Andrew Chace
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189 Drinkwater Rd
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Kensington, NH 03833
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Map 12  Lot 45-A3
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Chair Fenton read, the applicant is proposing an approximate 24x24 detached garage which will
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be located between the driveway and 187 Drinkwater boundary line. The angled placement of
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the building will require a variance of approximately 8’ relief of the side property line 25’ setback
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and is requested in accordance with Article III, Section 3.2.2.C of the Land Use Ordinance.
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Applicant Presentation
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Andrew Chace addressed the Board and described the reasoning for the location chosen for 
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the proposed 2 car garage.
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The garage was placed at the end of the driveway, between the house and side property line.
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This is the best location for access into the garage and out of view of street traffic passing past 
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the driveway entrance.
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The proposed garage is angled to match the house layout.
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The location at the street entrance of the driveway was considered, but felt it did not keep with 
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the surrounding homes and was not fair for the neighbor at 187 Drinkwater to have the garage 
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in full view. With the house at the top end of the driveway it blocked neighbors view of the 
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garage by the trees.
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Public Comment
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Richard Lloyd -187 Drinkwater Rd
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Mr. xxx stated he had no problem with the proposed location of the garage.
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Deliberations
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Following public comment, the Board discussed several outstanding issues:
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The Board identified basic boundary issues. It is difficult to determine the correct 
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distances without a boundary survey or drawing that depicts specific boundary line.
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Distances of the house to the boundary line required.
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Distances between the walkway and the house and walkway and proposed garage.
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Locating the proposed 24x24 garage to scale to verify what the exact variance is 
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needed and for how much of the garage.
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Can the garage be a smaller size to fit within the setback.
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Applicant response
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Mr Chace stated he would like to confirm the measurements and information to be 
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presented
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Measurement from the house to the boundary line. Include 2 points from the 
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house.
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The width of the walkway and the distance between the walkway and the house 
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and the walkway and the proposed garage location.
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Measurement from the garage to the boundary line. Include 2 points from the 
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garage.

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He will also include boundary and setback lines on the drawing.
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Mr Chase confirmed he will provide clearer drawing of the location and measurements 
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as the Board has requested.
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Chair Fenton summarized the response and the Board requirements. This would allow the 
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Board to make a more informed decision, that accurately depicts what the applicant is looking 
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to accomplish.  
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Motion: To continue the public hearing until October 06, 2026:
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Made by: Bill Ford
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Seconded by: Joan Skewes
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Vote: Unanimous Approval (4-0)
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Result: Public Hearing continued to October 06, 2026.
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Meeting Minutes
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Minutes from previous meeting were provided to the administrator for updating and will 
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be issued to the Board at the next meeting for their approval.
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Meeting minute approvals will be considered at the next meeting.
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Adjournment
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Motion to Adjourn
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Made by: Bill Ford
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Seconded by: Joan Skewes
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Vote: Unanimous Approval (4-0)
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Result: Meeting adjourned until October 06, 2026 where this application will be continued.
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The meeting adjourned at approximately 8:15 PM.
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Respectfully submitted,
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Peter Gaffney
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Land Use Administrator